When the Walt Disney Company was feuding with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, one of the barbs the governor would throw at Disney was that the company had “gone woke.” This became a rallying cry for those who were against anything Disney did. Related: Florida Attorney General Coming For Disney World Starbucks Locations However, after Governor DeSantis and Disney buried the ...
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Prior to Merger, Six Flags Shutting Down Corporate Headquarters
This week, we learned that the merger between Six Flags and Cedar Fair is due to close on July 1. When the merger closes, the two theme park groups will operate as the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, which will operate more than 40 theme parks and water parks and be worth more than $8 billion. Related: Six Flags Forced into ...
Read More »Fans Calling Out Busch Gardens for ‘Blatant’ Lies
Advertising has always involved deception. In the early Twentieth Century, Jell-O came up with the slogan “America’s Favorite Dessert” without supporting its claim. It stuck, and Jell-O is still known as America’s favorite dessert. The world's fastest multi launch coaster? (Don't even think about debating us on this) For a limited time, when you buy a Busch Gardens Membership you ...
Read More »Walt Disney’s Housekeeper Died with an Amazing Secret
Throughout his life, Walt Disney taught all of us to live our dreams. He passed that belief on to everyone around him, and it continues to live on through Disneyland and his final dream, Walt Disney World. The Housekeeper Disney was also incredibly generous to those around him, none more so than the Disney Family’s live-in housekeeper, Thelma Howard. But Howard’s ...
Read More »Florida Attorney General Wants DEI Out of all of Disney World, Including the Coffee
Every parent knows that when you’re at a Walt Disney World Resort theme park, your first stop isn’t a ride or attraction but the closest Starbucks location. Coffee is a must after staying up late the night before and waking up early to get a Disney Genie Plus Lightning Lane. The morning Starbucks line is the first of many that ...
Read More »Disney Sues To Get out of Paying Its Taxes
The Walt Disney Company pays millions of dollars in taxes each year worldwide. According to a study commissioned by Disney, the company paid $1.1 billion in local and state taxes in 2022 just in Central Florida. However, like all corporations in America, the The Walt Disney Company tries to pay as little in taxes as possible. Now, Disney has filed ...
Read More »Disney World Body Scanners Coming to New York City
Everyone has had to walk through the security screening checkpoints at Walt Disney World and Disneyland. But as you rapidly pass through the body scanner, do you ever wonder how exactly these work and how effective this scanner is? Well, some of these answers are becoming clearer as the company behind that security screening technology, Evolv Technology, tries to reel ...
Read More »Homeless Disney World Cast Members Could be Sleeping in Someone’s Garage
The Walt Disney World Resort is so large that it stretches across two Central Florida counties, Orange and Osceola. Both counties are grappling with an issue directly impacting Disney World cast members. Related: After Criminalizing Homeless Disney World Cast Members, Florida Wants to Make it Easier to Commit them to Mental Hospitals Since 2019, Osceola County has seen a 70 ...
Read More »Universal Orlando Receives Minimal Penalty After Gruesome Workplace Injury
Employees are always at risk from workplace accidents, especially in industrial kitchens. When these accidents happen, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigates to ensure that they don’t happen again and that all workers are safe. However, after the investigations are complete, it is up to OSHA to determine what actions should be taken by the employers to protect ...
Read More »Dolly Parton Takes Herself off the Stage for the Foreseeable Future
There are so few people left in America who are universally beloved—people who, when someone mentions their name, everyone, across all beliefs and political aisles, simply says, “I love them.” Betty White held the mantle of American Treasure for decades until her death in 2021. But now, that title belongs to country music legend Dolly Parton. Throughout her legendary career, ...
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